Employment

COSD's (Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilties) mission is to assist you, a college student or a recent graduate with a disability, in gaining the tools and knowledge necessary to secure the career of your choice. While this takes diligent work and effort, we believe that in partnership with your campus Disability Services and Career Services offices, COSD can assist you in becoming a competitive career candidate and successful employee.

This is a new interactive video, along with a fun infographic, that highlights the 7 Competencies Students Need To Know To Be ‘Career Ready’ -- as identified by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). It is a "send off" that the Career Center has worked on to share with students as they leave campus for the summer.

Registration for the Virtual Fair for Graduate Training in the Biomedical Sciences for Individuals with Disabilities is now open. The virtual fair will be a great way for students with disabilities to connect with representatives from Masters, Post-Baccalaureate, MD-PhD and PhD programs across the country. Registration is free for students.

U-M Alumna Ava Dupre shares her experience working on her dream job. She, together with a team of scientists and engineers, is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to create instruments for the Europa mission.